योगवासिष्ठः yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-7, chapter-81, verse-10

अतिदीर्घा करालास्या नभो मातुमिवोद्यता ।
दीर्घजानुभुजभ्रान्त्या मातुकामेव दिङ्मुखम् ॥ १० ॥

atidīrghā karālāsyā nabho mātumivodyatā ,
dīrghajānubhujabhrāntyā mātukāmeva diṅmukham 10

10. atidīrghā karālāsyā nabhaḥ mātum iva udyatā
dīrghajānubhujabhrāntyā mātukāmā iva dikmukham

10. sā atidīrghā karālāsyā nabhaḥ mātum iva udyatā,
dīrghajānubhujabhrāntyā dikmukham mātukāmā iva

10. She was exceedingly tall, with a terrifying face, poised as if to measure the sky. Through the illusion of her long knees and arms, she seemed to desire to measure the very directions.

Words meanings summery:

• अतिदीर्घा (atidīrghā) - exceedingly long, very tall

• करालास्या (karālāsyā) - having a terrifying face, dreadful-mouthed

• नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, cloud

• मातुम् (mātum) - to measure, to mete out

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• उद्यता (udyatā) - poised (ready, poised, uplifted, attempting)

• दीर्घजानुभुजभ्रान्त्या (dīrghajānubhujabhrāntyā) - by the illusion of long knees and arms

• मातुकामा (mātukāmā) - desiring to measure

• इव (iva) - like, as if, as

• दिक्मुखम् (dikmukham) - the directions (the face of the directions, the directions)

Words meanings and morphology

अतिदीर्घा (atidīrghā) - exceedingly long, very tall

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of atidīrgha

atidīrgha - very long, exceedingly tall

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (ati+dīrgha)

• ati – over, beyond, exceeding, very
  indeclinable
• dīrgha – long, tall, extensive
  adjective (masculine)

करालास्या (karālāsyā) - having a terrifying face, dreadful-mouthed

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of karālāsya

karālāsya - having a formidable or terrifying face/mouth

Compound type : Bahuvrīhi (karāla+āsya)

• karāla – terrifying, dreadful, formidable
  adjective (masculine)
• āsya – face, mouth
  noun (neuter)

नभः (nabhaḥ) - sky, atmosphere, cloud

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of nabhas

nabhas - sky, atmosphere, cloud, space

मातुम् (mātum) - to measure, to mete out

(verb)

infinitive of mā

Infinitive

Infinitive form of root 'mā'

Root: mā (class 2)

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

उद्यता (udyatā) - poised (ready, poised, uplifted, attempting)

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of udyata

udyata - prepared, ready, uplifted, attempting

Past Passive Participle

Derived from root 'yam' (to restrain, to lift) with prefix 'ud'

Prefix: ud

Root: yam (class 1)

दीर्घजानुभुजभ्रान्त्या (dīrghajānubhujabhrāntyā) - by the illusion of long knees and arms

(noun)

Instrumental, feminine, singular of dīrghajānubhujabhrānti

dīrghajānubhujabhrānti - illusion of long knees and arms

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (dīrghajānu+bhuja+bhrānti)

• dīrgha – long, tall
  adjective (masculine)
• jānu – knee
  noun (neuter)
• bhuja – arm
  noun (masculine)
• bhrānti – illusion, error, confusion
  noun (feminine)

मातुकामा (mātukāmā) - desiring to measure

(adjective)

Nominative, feminine, singular of mātukāma

mātukāma - desiring to measure

Desiderative Participle

Formed from infinitive stem 'mātu' (from root 'mā') + 'kāma' (desiring)

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (mātu+kāma)

• mātu – to measure (infinitive stem)
  verb
  Infinitive
  Infinitive stem of root 'mā'
  Root: mā (class 2)
• kāma – desire, wish, wishing
  noun (masculine)
  Often used as a suffix to indicate 'desiring'

इव (iva) - like, as if, as

(indeclinable)

दिक्मुखम् (dikmukham) - the directions (the face of the directions, the directions)

(noun)

Accusative, neuter, singular of dikmukha

dikmukha - the face of the directions, the quarter of the sky

Compound type : Tatpuruṣa (diś+mukha)

• diś – direction, quarter of the sky
  noun (feminine)
• mukha – face, mouth, front, opening
  noun (neuter)